Regulatory Reform in China: Defining the Boundary Between the Market and the State

20-Mar-2009

This report covers the overall economic context for regulatory reform in China. It assesses the government’s capacity to manage regulatory reform, competition policy and enforcement, and market openness.  Included are specific chapters on the electricity and water sectors.

Renforcer l'intégrité dans mes marchés publics

26-Feb-2009

L’OCDE a élaboré une liste de vérification pour renforcer l’intégrité dans les marchés publics. Elle a pour but de guider les responsables de l’élaboration des politiques, au niveau des administrations nationales, en leur inculquant une culture de l’intégrité à toutes les étapes de la passation des marchés publics, depuis l’évaluation des besoins jusqu’à la gestion des marchés et à leur paiement.

Overcoming Barriers to Administrative Simplification Strategies: Guidance for Policy Makers

04-Feb-2009

This guide draws on the experience of, and policy dialogue between, OECD member countries and Middle East and North African countries (MENA). It reviews common barriers to designing and implementing a strategy for administrative simplification and offers 22 approaches to overcome them.

OECD Territorial Reviews: Copenhagen, Denmark

27-Jan-2009

The Copenhagen metropolitan region, despite benefiting from a thriving labour market and comparatively impressive social indicators, has witnessed only modest economic growth over the last decade. This publication proposes a common strategy for all levels of government for strengthening the public sector’s economic development tools.

Keeping Government Contracts Clean (Policy Brief)

23-Oct-2008

Could countries do more to prevent waste, fraud and corruption in
government contracts? Governments and state-owned firms increasingly
turn to the private sector for a variety of goods, services and public works,
such as buying basic computer equipment or building roads and dams. This is
a major economic activity of governments, generating huge financial flows.

OECD countries agree on new approach to cut fraud and corruption in public procurement

31-Oct-2008

OECD countries and industry must do more to crack down on fraud and waste in government contracts, such as building new schools and roads, that cost taxpayers billions of dollars every year, says OECD. These are among the recommendations in the new Principles for Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement, part of a broader initiative to tackle corruption and improve governance.

OECD eXplorer: New tool for analysing the OECD Regional Database

27-Oct-2008

OECD eXplorer is a leading edge tool for exploring and analysing regional statistics using a very interactive interface for the presentation of the regional differences and structures of OECD member countries. It combines maps with other visual presentations, using powerful mechanisms for selecting the groups of regions of interest to the user.

Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement: a Checklist

30-Jul-2008

The OECD Checklist was developed to facilitate the implementation of the Principles for Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement to support governments prevent mismanagement, fraud and corruption in government contracts. 

Building an Institutional Framework for Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA): Guidance for Policy Makers

29-Jul-2008

This guide for policy makers with little knowledge about RIA coverd the main elements that constitute the RIA process, with a focus on basic institutional preconditions for successful implementation. The OECD framework highlights the benefits of RIA, to help practitioners better understand the elements needed to introduce and consulate a RIA system.

Public-Private Partnerships: In Pursuit of Risk Sharing and Value for Money (publication)

17-Jun-2008

The debate about how to achieve value for money in the delivery of government services is important and ongoing. Increasingly, public services are being delivered to citizens in a variety of ways. Public-private partnerships are one option. This book highlights ten good practices, summarising what countries should consider before entering into public-private partnerships.

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